When does employer duty of care begin and end during a working day

[Kati]

Re: When does employer duty of care begin and end during a working day

OK ... so far what we've learnt is:

The path alongside the Black Brook (running from Scar Wood to Bradley?) is farmland that has a consensual right of way
The path (Church Lane/golf course to Black Brook) is not a right of way
The path from the top wood to Black Brook is a permitted right of way (through customary usage)

There is no other mention of a right of way/public footpath on any of the three map programmes my OH used (Magic Map, Where's the Path and old OH survey maps)

Gatehead Lane/Ellistone lane are access works only = not a right of way

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IMO that means that the footbridge in question is not a right of way/public footpath ~ although if there has been a consensual agreement between the company's to leave the gate open then it could be argued that this should continue (especially since employees of all involved have used it as such for a period of time)

[Bigone]

Re: When does employer duty of care begin and end during a working day

Thanks Kati that has cleared things up, last week after my collegues climbed round, my employer has chained up the gate on the bridge, think this could cause a few expletives from a few employees of the company accross the bridge, I know one of their employees and he has used access from the public right of way at the side of black brook accross the bridge onto their premises since the year 2000